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The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History was the brainchild of Dr. David Van Tassel, a history professor at Case Western Reserve University and the creator of National History Day. Van Tassel was approached by Homer Wadsworth, the director of The Cleveland Foundation, to write a history of Cleveland. Van Tassel decided that the project was best ...
Bird's-eye view map of Cleveland in 1877. The city of Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796. Its central location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the mouth of the Cuyahoga River allowed it to become a major center for Great Lakes trade in northern Ohio in the early 19th century.
This 1905 Swiss Chalet Revival style house was built for Frederick W. Bomonti, a famous Swiss American restaurateur in Cleveland. It is an exemplar of the type of architecture favored by Swiss Americans, a large and influential immigrant group in Cleveland in the late 1800s. 19: Broadway Avenue Historic District: Broadway Avenue Historic District
Happy birthday, Cleveland! News 5 reporter John Kosich reminds us of the history of the city, through a tale as old as time.
The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) is a historical society in Cleveland, Ohio. The society operates the Cleveland History Center, a collection of museums in University Circle. The society was founded in 1867, making it the oldest cultural institution in Northeast Ohio. WRHS is focused on the history of the Western Reserve. WRHS ...
1910: The Rise of the automobile. By the late 1920s, rubber-tired competition caused the decline of Cleveland-area interurbans, which were dying from lack of ridership. Already the weakest ones had folded, the Cleveland, Youngstown & Eastern abandoned its operations in 1925, and the Cleveland, Painesville & Eastern quit a year later. [520]
Cleveland: The League of Women Voters of Cleveland and the Western Reserve Historical Society. 1990. Cunningham, Randy. Democratizing Cleveland : the rise and fall of community organizing in Cleveland, Ohio, 1975-1985 (2007) online
Downtown Cleveland Natural history Historical Society of Old Brooklyn Museum Old Brooklyn Local history website: International Women's Air & Space Museum: Downtown Cleveland Aviation History of women in aviation and space, located at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport: Italian American Museum of Cleveland: Little Italy: Ethnic - Italian American